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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-07

A. q. Green, born in Providence. n. l..
Feb. 10. 1SO2. and cducsted At Brown
University in that city. died 1868. was thu
author Of the famous song. 'Old Grimes Il
Dead. 40 seldom corrvctly published. bu'
a. popular ~ any In the English language
The following is q correct version:
Old Grimes is dead. that good old man,
We ne'sr shall sce him more;
He used to wear long black coat
All buttOned down before.
His heart was open as the day,
Ills feelings all were true;
His hair was some inclined to gray,
He wore II in n queue.
Whence er he heard the voice Of pain,
His breast with pity burned;
The large, round head upon his cane
From ivory was turned.
Kind words he ever had for all,
He knew no base design;
His eyes were dark and rather small,
His nose was acquiline.
He lived vt peace with all mankind,
In friendship he WAS true;
His coat had pOcket-hoies behind,
His pantalOOns were blue.
Unharmsd by Sin which earth pOliutes,
He passed securely DER,
And never wore u pair Of boots
For thirty years or more.
But good old Grimes 10 now at rest,
Nor fears misiortune's frown;
He wore double breasted vest,
The stripes ran up and down.
He modest merit sought to find,
And pay II its desert;
lie had no malice In his mind,
No rufllss on his shirt.
His neighborv he did not abuse.
Wss sociable and gay;
He wore large buckles On his shoes.
And changed them every day.
His knowledss hid from public case,
He did not bring to view,
Nor make noise tow n.n,eeting days,
Az many people do.
His worldly goods he mover threw
In trust to fortunes chances;
He lived (as all his brothers dol,
In easy circumstances.
Thus undisturbcd by anxious cares,
His peaceful moments ran,
And everybody said he was
A fine old gentleman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-07

One of the splendid battles of the
war was that Of Chattanooga. In a
recent number of the Century General
Fullerton tells the story of the firinq
of the sienal guns to take the rifle
pits ut the base of the ridge occupied
by BraRg, and the rush of u, 900 men.
The General saws: "che enemy were
thrown into confusion, and took pre-
cipitate fight up the ridge" He adds:
"Many prisoners and a large number
of small arms were captured" And
now follows q clear statement of what
the soldiers did for thsmselves-a
most instructive and brilliant Dassape:
"The order of the commanding
General had now been fully aud most
successfully carried out. But it did
not 10 far enough to satisfy these
brave men, who thought the time had
come to finish the battle of Chicka.
mauRa. There was q halt of but a
few minutes to take breath and to
form lines; then, with n sudden impulse
all started up the side OF the ridge,
Not a commanding officer had given
the order to advance. The men who
carried the muskets had taken the
matter into their own hands. had
moved of their own accord. Officers.
catching their spirit. first followed.
then led. There was no thought oi
protecting fianks, though the enemy q
line could he seen stretching beyond
on either side; there was no thought OF
support or reserves.
AS soon as this movement was seen
from Orchard Knob Grant quickly
turned to Thomas, who stood by his
side, and I heard him angrily say:
Thomas, who ordered those men up
the ridge?' Thomas replied in his
usual slow, quiet manner: Il don't
know: l did not Then, addressing
General Gordon Granger, he said: Did
you order them up, Granger? NO.
said Granger; they started up without
orders. When those fellows get started
all hell can't stop them.' General
Grant said something to the effect that
somebody would suffer il it did not
turn out well, and then, turning round,
stOically watched the ridge. lie gave
no further orders.
"As soon as Granger had replied to
Thomas he turned to me, his chief-of-
staff, and said: Ride at once to Wood
and then to Sheridan and ask them il
they ordered their men up the ridge,
and tell them il they can take it to
push ahead Az | was mounting
Granger added: 1T is hot over there,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-07

Oppose improvements
Mistrust it's public men
Run it down tn strangers
Refuse to advertise ia your home paper
he particular to disc redit the motives of
public spirited men.
Lensthen your lace when stranger
speaks of locating in your town.
II IA man wants to buy your property
ask him two prices for il.
II he wants to buy any ybody else's. inter
fers and discourage the notion.
DO not invest a cent; lay your money
out At = percent. or let il lay rile.
Rsiuse TO ses the merit in -ny sshsiae
that doss sot directly hsnss. ycu. Tx.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-07

A young man who recently gradua-
ted from an eastern theological school
went out to Murray, in the CHur
d Alene country, to take charge of O
church. The lQrgest gambling hall in
the town was cleared for bis accom-,
mediation the first Sunday, one table
on which Spanish monte was usually
dealt being left for him to stand
behind. A large stock register was
laid on this. which was supposed to
represent bible. The whole town
turned out and the young divine
preached u powerful sermon. In 1t he
strongly denounced gambling. horse
racing, drinking and profanity. That
afternoon he was called on by q COM
mittee OF leading citizens, one of whom
said:
"Pardner, thar's a little matter
we'd like to talk over with ye. arp
the chairman Nv the vigilance com
mittee."
"Is it possibls?'
mighty possibly capt'n, the cusasd-
est possible thing ye ever seed. Wot
we come here to soy IL that we don't
approve O. yer preachin'."
IL am very sorry that such is the
case, but can't see how can change
it,"
Cant hey! Well, I reckon yen
hev to. Ye've got 'er let up on hoL
lerin' agin gamblin,' an horse racin',
an swearin', an ticker. Them things
air all 'lowable here, an mir highly
recommended by the leadin' citizens,
an the clergy has got 'er fall inter line.
As . committee we m0seyed up here
to warn We, an faint our style to
warn more'n once"
But, my dear sir, what can Ipreach
ag,slnst-Imust denOunce something?"
"What can ye preach agin? Well,
l swar! Hain't there wickedness
'nough in this country 'thOut goin'
outer yer way to jump onter sich
thingss Preach agin hoss stealin' an
jumpip' mineral claims, Nv course.
Rip 'cm up the back an tramp on
EN-! Then there's original sin-tecb
that up once in q while. JeS confin.
yerself to these things an the boys
will ies' crowd in to hear an cheer
year ev'ry time We make good pint. =
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30
Leipsic and Its Charms.

Leipsic-or rather what we saw of it
during an early morning drive through
some of its principal avenues-is an at
tractive city. 1t is roomy; much of its
architecture is imposing; it's wide
streets present a cheerful appearance;
its hotels and shops bear well-kept
appearance; there is altogether an
agreeable presentation here, with evil
dences of thrift and progress withal in
this famous old publishing town, IA
nous, too, for its schools of music and
its university. That it is desirable
place of residence is apparent from the
fact that so many American and En-
glish people establish their homes at
Leipsic for temporary and prolonged
sojourn-large numbers who come here
not for musical or literary instruction
mainly, but for rest and health and to
share in the refined enjoyments offered.
One may live here comfortably at half
the cost of respectable subsistence in
New York.-COr. Troy Times.
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without any car attached. There was
only o ring where held myself"
"What is the greatest height from
which you have jumped?"
II have jumped from five thousand
feet. think, however, that o para
chute could be made SO that descent
from much higher altitude would be
possible. Whether a man can be in
vented to stand the strain on his arms
for the length of time which would be
required to descend in, do not know.
You must remember that you can't stop
to rest yourself any on the way down.
You're there on the end of the para
chute, and you feel you've got to stay
there till your feet strike the earth.
came down into tree once. but /
didn't hurt myself. i have been car
ried along on the ground with my par
achute for twenty feet"
"Are there asy other balloonists who
perform this feat?"
II do not know of any living aeronaut
who has attempted it. dare say there
will be others who may initiate my ex-
ample. 1t is something that can be
done by most anybody who wants to
try it, and dare say it could be done
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30

PROF. GUSTAV REr2Ius has chapter
in his sketches of Finland respecting
the uses which the Finnish people make
of birch bark. Shoes are made OF it.
The bark, having been peeled, is cut
into strips, rolled up carefully and put
away for future use. When the Finnish
peasant wants pair of new shoes he
takes out one of his rolls, cuts it up
into strips of suitable width, soaks it in
water to soften it, and then weaves it
into the form he desires. 1t is all done
very rapidly, half-hour or less some
times suffcing for the whole work.
Many other uses are found for birch
bark. The sheath in which the peas
ant carries his inseparable knife is
made of it. 1t is woven into pockets or
bags of various sizes, which are used
all over Finland. Birch bark is made
into salt tubs, cords and lines, brushes
for washing out wooden vessels, boxes,
sleeves, and tubs, and many other
articles for which we use wood or
basket material.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30
How TO MIKE an EOlian Harp.

To make an Folian harp take a deal
or mahogany box some three feet long,
four inches wide, and five or six inches
deep. 1t is a good plan to make the
ends of mahogany one inch thick, so
that the rest of the box may be formed
of one-half deal or yellow pine, dry
and free from knots. If there is any
difference made in the thickness of the
timber it must be on the top; and, for
an ordinary window harp, the top need
not be more than one-fourth Of an
inch thick. In the center of the top ON
oval opening of one and a half to two
inches long by one inch wide may be
made. The sides and ends must be
dove-tailed together. A good harp will
have neither nail, sprig, nor screw in
it. The bottom board may be fastened
with glue and pegs, but the upper
should be glued only, but if necessary
place a peg at each corner. When the
frame work is done and thoroughly
dry the bridges may be glued in their
positions, about one and half inches,
or at most two inches, from each end.
The bridges may be made of bone,
rosewood, lockwood, or ebony. They
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five thousand feet before he switched
off on the parachute route.
Mr.. Baldwin remained in New York
a few DAYS after this before going West.
What he has to say about this feat
which he so successfully practices,
may prove of interest to the very large
number who will never know from ex-
perience what such journey means.
"What led you into this hazardous
kind of featp" was quite natural
question to begin with.
well, / am fond of things that are
daring. / have been gymnast per-
former for some time, and also a tight
rope walker. l was very much inter-
ested in ballooning, and accounts which
read of several descents from them
by means of parachutes took my fancy.
A Frenchman did it all right, but an
Englishman tried it and came to grief.
de was killed. The parachute col
lapsed / gave the matter good deal
of thought, trying to work out the
thing. Then / practiced before at
tempting the very high jump. There
is scientific pr nciple enough in the feat
to see what the effect ought to be of
such an experiment. But there is
enough uncertainty about it to make it
a little dangerous. There is always
the possibility of the parachutes col
lapsing, and if it does that at any
height, why, it would be miracle il a
fellow escaped death. He would get
crushed to pieces when he struck the
ground.
What sort of parachute do you
use?"
Il have used several kinds. / have
them made of Wamsutta muslin, and
without any ribs. Sometimes they
have seven or eight ribs. 1t is about
sixteen or eighteen feet in diameter.
The cords which are attached to it
come down and fasten to an iron ring.
The ring is what hold on to when
drop.
"How is the parachute arranged in
the balloon 2"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30

In Germany, says the BLACKSMITH
and Wheeiright, the smith, when fin
ishing the shoe, punches u hole in the
two ends, and when the shoe is cold he
taps in q screw thread, and screws into
the shoe, when on the horses foot, q
sharp-pointed stud OF an inch in length,
and with shoes thus fitted the horse
can travel securely on the worst possi-
BILE road; and l have never known one
slip either when riding or driving; and
draught horses are shod in the same
way. When the horse comes home to
stable the groom unscrews the pointed
stud and screws in button, so that
no damage can happen to the horse,
and tho screw holes IRE prevented from
filling. When the horse is going out
the groom takes ont the button and
screws in the pointed stud, and there
is no fear of the horse coming back
with broken knees or strained sinews,
and the public are spared the sight OF
horses down or slipping in all dircc-
tions.
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often enough to make good many
willing to try it. Most of the balloon
gymnasts, however, have trapeze
fastened to q captive balloon. and when
they are up about thousand feet they
perform feats on that.
"Do you think there is any practical
value in feat of this kind ?"
"Well, it is always a valuable thing
to do something new and show what q
man can do. 1 don't suppose it does
any good. OF course ballooning can
be of use. They found that out in
Paris when they used to send them out
during the commune. And they are
useful in time of war to reconnO;ter the
enemy's position. But l like it well
enough, and people like to see it, too.
There is always more interest in any
thing that looks dangerous.
"Do you intend to jump in this way
next year?"
ooh, 1 think it very likely that l
may. There NAV be somebody else in
the field next year, and then jumping
matches could be arranged to see who
would spring from the greatest eleva-
ton. It wouldn't take much more
courage to go up few thousand feet
more and spring off. When you are
up so high as that the earth looks pref
ty small. 1 came down through a
cloud once. 1t was below me as far as
it was above the spectators on the
ground beneath"
Professor Baldwin, for he deserves
the title of professor of aeronauties,
has received two handsome gold
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as 1 konsider it my bounden dooty as
skule Dereckter and Path master, to go
ahed and set shinin ecksampel tn My
naburs and Teller sittisens, In evvry-
thing in the Intellecktooel and Edgu-
kashunel line; l have took my friend
Mosus Grumbelbee's advisR Ses he tn
me, laitly, with thortful Eckspreshnn
hoverin acrost his kountinance: Dan
yell, even eff it Gums ruther oncon-
venient. konsider yoor dooty and per-
sshun amungst us. Hoo is thare hear
abouts that ken do emmy Thing fer the
mentil elevashun Nv the masses, eff
faint Danyell Green?" thems the
words he sed and thay went strate
tn my Hart and konshence. Acting
upon his advise, 1 determined tn rite
sum Poatry for the Gofer Holler Dem
ikratic Bugle Horn. and my Efferts
took so Amazingly with the refined klass
Nv the reedin publick, that 1 kon-
Hooded tn faver your papre with sum
Nv it. inclaose fue stanzers which
1 Civ 700 Purmishun tn print intu yoor
valooable papre. heare thay go:
THE DRoUTH.
Evury mite the cows cum hoam a belleHn fur
Watur,
caus thay he'd tn go dry in the paster good
deel longer than they'd orter.
I'm dretfull sot on bein marciful and givin the
critters plenty NV water.
altho say it myself what hadent orter
Stanzer the seckend
Ducks and cease is feelin unkumfertabul fer
the want Nv Watur,
Tho garden Amt prosperin as it orter.
evury Day yu ken see the foxes startin fer the
laik after barrils NV water,
Which its thare Dooty, and Jhay Amt dom no
moar than they ortcr.
StdIlzer the thurd
The Ha and barly krop is o faleyure, OWN tn
the want watur,
But reckon some NV them is kuttin thare
hay suner than they orter.
caus it wood grow sum moar, Of We shood hap
pen tn git sum water.
We air all NV us hopin fur Rane and sum NV us
is n sayin moar unpius words than they
orter
Yu viii purceeve that the abuv peece
is rit intu Hexomators. which is the
kind NV Meter Homer picked onto
when he was ritin his illyad. as its
gittin lait and have tn git up airly in
the Morning tn go tn the mill, will
cloase for this Time. My wumman
sends her Respecks and Iremane yoors
trooly, DANYELL GREEN,
Skule Dereckter, path master, and
which was running fer justis OF
the PEGS.
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must be perforated. They should be
hard, dry, and free from rough fiber.
Sometimes the bridge is made long
enough to run up from side to side, or
they may be elevated from half an inch
to one inch above the sounding board.
Eight or ten strings may be used. An
amateur will succeed better at first by
combining himself to five strings. As
he gains experience he may extend the
number of strings and the size OF the
instrument.
To string and tune the harp place
five ordinary screws in the end ct the
box half an inch apart; and in the
other end use five old string screws
from pianoforte, which are easily OBJ
tanned and admit of the strings being
easily affixed and tuned. This plan
does not last long; the tension of the
strings loosens the screws, and you are
annoyed by the strings being constant
ly out of tune. If the pianoforte screws
or flat-headed thumb screws are made
to fit and work into an iron plate about
one inch broad and four inches long,
this is avoided, as the plate can be Sc
cured by six small screws on the end
OF tho box, where it should be counter
sunk.
We have now box ready for the
strings. These may be of catgut or
fiddle strings where the harp is she!-
tered from the weather, but piano wire
is the best and most durable. For
eight strings two or more thicknesses
of wire may be used, and when strung
it will be necessary to tune the harp to
one note. This is easily accomplished,
when either pianoforte or flute is at
hand. by Tightening or loosening the
screws. 1t should be placed in any
position where there is draught of
air, either on the sill of partially
opened window. or it may be affixed to
or between two chimneys, where the
chimneys could be easily reached In
deed, any out-of-the-way corner where
there is free draught of air would an
swer the purpose.
These instructions would enable any
young fellow to construct or superin-
tend the construction of very inter.
esting toy, which, when iudiciously
used, is source of great pleasure and
Observation-Disclosures Times.
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better how it should be determined.
A young fellow twenty-seven years of
age ascends by means of balloon,
sometimes as high as five thousand
feet, throws himself over from the
basket and drops to the ground. Hap
PLY, he is assisted by parachute, or
else he would not have dropped but
once, and that once would have been
too often.
Thomas S. Baldwin, of Quincy, ILL.,,
is the name of the young man. He
travelled for several years with circus
as professional gymnast, then took to
tight-rope walking. and finally to bal
looming. His first Jump from balloon
was made in January of this year at
San Francisco. He jumped from a
height of one thousand feet. This was
enough to thrill twenty-five thousand
people; but it was only the modest
beginning. At Syracuse September
last he had attained an elevation of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30
The AcadianS OF Louisiana.

"The Acadians? They belong to
this world to daylight. They have
been here not two centuries. l am
A cadian myself on my mothers side.
Oh, know my people, said the priest
They do not seem to be progress
sive people?" ventured Mr.. Ely.
mo, perhaps not. But is progress
everything? They are not lazy. The
men work faithfully-when they work
at all. The women in these houses
keep them tidy, cook, sew and carry on
their little meters. They have rough
looms, and weave the homespan cloths
which they and their husbands wear.
They maze, too, really beautiful fab
RIGS of the Nankin cotton in its native
dull yellow color. or beautifully striped
with threads colored in vegetable dyes.
Some ladies, wives of the large plant
ers, have found agents in New Orleans
and New York who will sell the stuffs
which these poor women weave. l am
told, added the good father. cheer
fully, "that it surpasses in beauty and
durability the fabrics woven by the
Chinese, and is much cheaper. do
not say that it is SO; have never seen
the stuffs made by the people of China.
But it is reasonable to suppose that
good Christian women could surpass
barbarous savages in civilized work"
Mr.. Ely was discreetly silent.
at would be fortunate" continued
Pere Nedaud, IF their little manufac-
lures could be brought into the mar
ket. They are very poor, many of
them, and thus comfort and much
pleasure would be brought into their
lives.
"Ah, m'sieu, progress, newspapers,
railroads, do not make the hero; not
even education. He is born-here in
the Cajan's cabin just as in ancient
Greece or Rome. Let me tell you o
story which comes to pass this spring.
One of my flock is Landry, big mid
dle-aged man, with grown sons and
grandchildren. He is q shire wd, money.
making fellow, overseer on O great
cattle plantation. His life counts for
much, you see, to him and his family.
One evening see Joseph in his bateau
rowing down the bayou. He does not
return until morning. Down yonder
is nothing but desolate island, in
habited only by alligators and wild
birds. Again and again L see him GO.
1 ask him what it means, and he tells
me, against his will. that a month ago
wretched old negro took the small
pox, and was driven by his people out
on the prairie. Joseph took him to the
island, made deserted hut there
habitable for him, and every night
went down to nurse and care for him,
stopping halfway to change his clothes.
He took his life in his hand every day,
you see, for this miserable! And Joseph
is not q young, reckless fellow, but
grave, middle-aged. He tells nobody ;
he counts it for nothing. Aha" the
priest broke into tremulous laugh,
STOPPING to pat the neck of his horse.
Joseph is rough-looking fellow. He
swears hard, and sleeps when 1 preach.
But it is out of such stuff God makes
His servants. - ReteccG Harding
Dauis, IN Harper's Magazine.
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The BuzZard us a Prophet.

An old darky discovered buzzard
sailing so high as to look like mere
speck on the sky. and said "See dat
buzzard way up er yonder?" After
straining our eyes hard, we replied yes.
"Well, said the aged man, "hits gwine
ter turn cold; I'ze never seed it ter fail.
When buzzard fly high in summer hits
gwine ter be cold, boss" In two hours
after clouds appeared in the west, and
there was change of ten degrees in
the temperature. -Milledgeuilie ga.
Union Recorder.
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NAP0LEoNs STAR.
By G. C. HAHN.

Napoleon called himself "the chtId OF des
tiny" and said that he always saw Htar before
him which led him forward over the battlefield
20 victory.l
A star before mo shining bright
Leads me along.
In daytime as i'm darkest night,
The steady rays of crimson light
Before me shine,
And where it leads, there follow,
Follow to success.
IL leads me TO the battlefield,
And in the fray
Shines clear and bright before my eyes,
And from the field homeward march
conqueror,
And where il leads, there follow,
Follow To success.
It may be kings are in my way,
IL matters not.
Thrones easily are overthrown
And kingdoms fall in dust whene'er
My star leads on,
And where IL leads, there follow,
Follow TO success.
CHICAGO ILL.,